| Color: | 28457D |
| Kacheguda - Yesvantpur Junction Vande Bharat Express | |
| Type: | Vande Bharat Express |
| Locale: | Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka |
| First: | (Inaugural run) (Commercial run) |
| Operator: | South Central Railways (SCR) |
| Start: | (KCG) |
| Stops: | 4 |
| End: | (YPR) |
| Distance: | 612km (380miles) |
| Journeytime: | 08 hrs 15 mins |
| Frequency: | Six days a week |
| Trainnumber: | 20703 / 20704 |
| Line Used: | Secunderabad–Dhone section Guntakal–Nandyal section Guntakal–Bangalore section |
| Class: | AC Chair Car, AC Executive Chair Car |
| Sleeping: | No |
| Catering: | On-board catering |
| Observation: | Large windows in all coaches |
| Baggage: | Overhead racks |
| Otherfacilities: | Kavach |
| Stock: | Mini Vande Bharat 2.0 |
| Gauge: | Indian gauge broad gauge |
| Speed: | (Avg.) |
| Trainlength: | 192m (630feet) (08 coaches) |
| Owners: | Indian Railways |
| Maintenance: | Kacheguda (KCG) |
| Map State: | collapsed |
| Electrification: | 25 kV 50 Hz AC Overhead line |
The 20703/20704 Kacheguda - Yesvantpur Vande Bharat Express is India's 29th Vande Bharat Express train, connecting the city of Hyderabad in Telangana with city of Bangalore in Karnataka.[1] This train was inaugurated on 24 September 2023 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi via video conference from New Delhi.[2]
This is the third Vande Bharat Express train for Telangana.[3] This train is operated by Indian Railways, connecting Kacheguda, Mahbubnagar, Kurnool City, Anantapur, Dharmavaram Jn and Yesvantpur Jn. It is currently operated with train numbers 20703/20704 on 6 days a week basis.[4] [5]
It is the twenty-seventh 2nd Generation and fifteenth Mini Vande Bharat 2.0 Express train which was designed and manufactured by the Integral Coach Factory at Perambur, Chennai under the Make in India Initiative.[6]
The 20703/20704 Kacheguda - Yesvantpur Vande Bharat Express operates 6 days a week, covering a distance of in a travel time of 8hrs 15mins with an average speed of . The Maximum Permissible Speed is .